Meme Thread... no politics

In reply to Dusterbd13-michael (Forum Supporter) :

sorry i sprayed that wd40 in your mouth, but it did stop that noise you were making

bobzilla said:

Hmmmm.  Political?  Or not?

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

Depends on who is whining about it. 

Streetwiseguy said:

bobzilla said:

Hmmmm.  Political?  Or not?

Technically yes. It shows a politician and refers to a politician, even though the meme itself is not really political in nature. So it does break the "No Politics" rules, as was established with the photos of Bernie Sanders. I'm not going to report it, because I don't get that bothered, but it probably should be removed if the board is truly having a "zero tolerance" approach.

In reply to Streetwiseguy :

I can't even see it as political. It's dark humor about Lincoln and theaters. At what point can people just enjoy a terrible joke?

NickD said:

Technically yes. 

Yeah, by GRM rules, it's very political.

IMO it is a historical meme. 

In reply to NickD :

Change the pic to a 63 Lincoln Continental or 2020 MKZ or 1999 Town Car etc, then it would be a car meme and not political, right? :) 

Well, I guess I won't be posting the washington in front of a hellcat at his inauguration meme either. Can't you people just have fun?

In reply to bobzilla :

Don't be mistaken, I'm on your side and I think it was funny, and I didn't mind the Bernie memes. I was more cautioning you that you might be asked to remove it, if that was the direction the board was leaning.

bobzilla said:

Well, I guess I won't be posting the washington in front of a hellcat at his inauguration meme either. Can't you people just have fun?

Right? This is getting silly. It isn't like it has some political meaning. I mean if we are going to be like imo plenty of those Gamestop memes are more political. 

We as a community need to enjoy things a bit more and spend less time looking for things to complain about. It's not good for the soul (even though being a ginger I have none).

NickD said:

In reply to bobzilla :

Don't be mistaken, I'm on your side and I think it was funny, and I didn't mind the Bernie memes. 

This. Quoting my old post because it is applicable again.

ProDarwin said:

Politics according to wikipedia:  Politics (from Greek: Πολιτικά, politiká, 'affairs of the cities') is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations between individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

 

Politics according to GRM:  Any name, photo, quote, sound, smell, taste, or feeling associated with someone who has ever held, or run for a political office, held a political opinion, voted, or read the news.

 

Joseph Ducreux was made a baron in return for painting Marie Antoinette.  I believe that at this time ~1770, the Chamber of Peers/peerage/whatever had a somewhat constitutional function.  Therefore, this is political.

P.S. I am outraged at all previous posts of Ducreux!